April 12, 2011
Who Won the Embroidery Kit, Scissors, and Evertites?
Well, here it is – the winner of the Happy My Birthday to You Give-Away!
April 11, 2011
I Love Sparklies!
Goldwork is called “goldwork” because it involves the use of gold threads. The term goldwork is often used interchangeably with “metal thread embroidery,” though metal thread embroidery encompasses the use of more than just gold threads. It pretty much takes into account the use of any metal threads. The gold threads involved in goldwork are not “metallic” threads, but are rather “real metal threads” – gold, silver, and alloys – that are used (often in combination with silk) to produce the richest results in hand embroidery.
Real metal threads today come in a variety of colors, and these can be used to produce some interesting effects in metal thread embroidery. I haven’t done any real work with colored metal threads beyond playing with them, but I’ve recently gotten my grimy paws on a few new pieces of colored metal threads, and my mind is whirling with The Possibilities! I suppose I’m a bit like a crow that way. I just love sparklies!
April 8, 2011
Birthday Give-Away – Embroidery Kit and then some
My mom always says it’s better to give than to receive, and I suppose she’s right. (I think she is just setting up her excuse in advance, for the day she forgets my birthday!)
In an effort to live by the virtues my parents tried to instill in me, I thought I’d test the proverb. And to that end, I’m giving away a brand spanking new embroidery kit and some other delectables, in celebration of turning yet another year older today.
It’s not so bad to turn over another year, in the scheme of things. After all, there’s only one alternative…
April 7, 2011
Wool Thread – Pretty Colors!
There are a few new colors of Fine d’Aubusson wool embroidery thread out. This is a line of threads produced by Au Ver a Soie, suitable for fine wool embroidery & crewel work. I really like this thread, but I just wish there were more colors available here in the US! So, when new colors do step over the pond, I think it’s pretty exciting!
April 6, 2011
Embroidery Kits for Learning Lots
Recently, I’ve gotten a slew of e-mail asking for recommendations for “good” embroidery kits for stitchers interested in learning surface embroidery.
Well, there are embroidery kits, and then there are Embroidery Kits. And to tell you the truth, I prefer the latter. The difference? Let’s see…
April 5, 2011
For Embroidery Thread Lovers (who might be nuts?)
This isn’t exactly an article about embroidery thread. It’s more about Me, the Meany.
April 4, 2011
Easter Eggs and Mind-Boggling Embroidery
When you see a needlework technique that looks intriguing, are you the type of person who says, “Hey, I think I’ll try that!”? Yeah, me too. And normally, if I see a needlework technique or a finished product that boggles my mind (you know: “How Ever in the Wide World did they do that?!”), I’ll at least try working it out so I know how it was done.
I’m not going to bother with this. It boggles my mind. But there are some things I know I just won’t ever do, and this is one of them. Still, I find it amazing that someone out there did do it, and in the scheme of All Things Easter Eggy, I can see how these things would be a show stopper!
Over on Au Feminin (a French website, so you can use Google translator if you need to) you’ll find a photo gallery of a needlework expo. And within that photo gallery, you will find five photos (numbers 55 – 60) of “broderie sur oeufs” – embroidery on eggs.
